step; stride; counter for steps
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to unfold; to unroll; to open
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
float; raft; float (beverage with ice cream on top); float (finance)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
cantaloupe-flavoured soda
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
trivial; not amounting to much
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
river; stream; River; the ... river
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to say no more; to sink into silence
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts